'Paradise Lost' Surpasses 150,000 Viewers, Invited to Stockholm International Film Festival

'The Twilight Zone' Section Features Name... European Premiere ScreeningActors Bae Hyun-sung (left) and Kim Hyun-joo star in the film 'The Devil's Paradise,' which has been officially invited to the 37th Stockholm International Film Festival. The photo shows them posing at a press conference for the film 'The Devil's Paradise' held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on October 12. /Reporter Song Ho-young[THE FACT|Reporter Park Ji-yoon] The film 'The Devil's Paradise' will once again shine at an international film festival.Distributor CJ ENM announced on the 2nd that "'The Devil's Paradise' (directed by Yeon Sang-ho) has been invited to the 'The Twilight Zone' section of the 37th Stockholm International Film Festival" and "The film is scheduled to be screened as a European premiere on October 12 and 22."The Stockholm International Film Festival is an international film festival that has been held annually in Stockholm, Sweden, in November since its inception in 1990. The 'The Twilight Zone' section showcases innovative and genre-bending works.Previously, 'The Devil's Paradise' was invited to the Special Presentations section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival and the Gala Presentations section of the 31st Busan International Film Festival, and was also featured in the 'Korean Cinema Today' section of the 46th Hawaii International Film Festival, meeting North American audiences.With the addition of the invitation to the 37th Stockholm International Film Festival, 'The Devil's Paradise' has once again been recognized for its artistic merit. The film, which explores the themes of AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology and motherhood through a psychological thriller, is expected to attract the attention of local audiences through its screening in this section.'The Devil's Paradise' was produced with a net production cost of approximately 500 million won and completed filming in 14 takes, making it director Yeon Sang-ho's second low-budget project. It has achieved significant success in Korea, drawing 150,000 viewers in just two weeks of its release.'The Devil's Paradise,' released in Korea on October 21st, is a psychological thriller that begins when Ryu So-young (played by Kim Hyun-joo), who lost her son in a camping school bus disappearance incident nine years ago, is miraculously reunited with her son Ryu Seon-woo (played by Bae Hyun-sung), who was presumed dead. The film is currently showing in theaters nationwide.jiyoon-1031@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]